DU54
Location: Cudgee
Australian Soil Classification: Vertic (& Ferric), Mottled-Subnatric, Brown SODOSOL
 DU54 Landscape |
Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface Soil
| A1 | 0-15 cm | Dark greyish brown (10YR4/2); fine sandy clay loam: |  Du54 Profile |
| A2 | 15-40 cm | Greyish brown (10YR5/2) with light grey (10YR7/1) mottles; very fine sandy clay loam; many ferruginous-manganiferous nodules at base: | |
| Subsoil | |||
| B21 | 40-65 cm | Brown (10YR5/3) with yellowish brown (10YR5/8) mottles; medium clay; moderate coarse blocky, parting to moderate to strong medium to fine polyhedral structure; ferruginous-manganiferous nodules (2-5 mm) patches at top of horizon common; pH 5.8: | |
| B22 | 65-90 cm | Greyish brown (2.5YR5/2) with yellowish brown (10YR5/6 5/8) mottles; light medium clay; lenticular structure: | |
| B23 | 90-100 cm | Dark greyish brown (2.5Y4/2) with light olive brown (2.5YR5/4) mottles; trace of gypsum (2%): | |
| C | 100-130 cm | Basalt boulders and stones. | |
Soil Profile Characteristics:
- | pH | Salinity | ||
Subsoil (B21) | Moderately Acid | Low | Non-Sodic | None |
Chemical and Physical Analysis:
Horizon | Horizon Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH (CaCl2) | EC dS/m | Exchangeable Acididty meq/100g | Exchangeable Cations | Coarse Sand (0.2-2.0 mm) % | Fine Sand (0.02-0.2 mm) % | Silt (0.002-0.02 mm) % | Clay (<0.002 mm) % | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | ||||||||||
meq/100g | |||||||||||||
B21 | 40-65 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 0.11 | 12 | 5.9 | 9.3 | 0.24 | 1.3 | 8 | 26 | 50 | 50 |
Profile Described By: Mark Imhof, December 2003.
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